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January 8 1915-
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THE YINTIN INCIDENT.
VISIT TO A BRITISH NAVAL BASE.
FRUITLESS SEARCH FOR THE GERMAN FLEET
THE SUNKEN SUBMARİNE.
WILL THE CREW BE INTERNED ?
Jannary S, 1:45:8,m Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam says the the British submarine (mentioned in yesterday's wire) was only sighted by the Noord Brabant after ten honra.
The crew are awaiting the decision of the Dutch Gerernment se to whether they shall be interned. It is thought that this is unlikely as they are sailors in distress
DUTCH GOVERNMENT'S DECISION.
January 8, 5.00.p.m. Beater's correspondant at Amsterdam states that the Dutch Government has decided to intern the crew of the Beifahbuzarine Furlous Battles Between Montenegrins and Austrians. which was reported smaak on the 7th inst. The decision is made
under the Hague Convention.
ITALIAN STEAMER SUNK:
425 MONTENEGRIN RECRUITS,
ON BOARD.
[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."]"
ITALIAN STEAMER SUNK.
200 LIVES. LOST.
January 8, 2.15 p.z. Henter's correspondent at Cettinje states that as Italian steamer from Brindisi, with supplies and 425 Montenegrin recruits from Americs, struck a mine yesterday near San Giovanni de Medua.
The vessel sank immediately, and 200 passengers perished.
THE MONTENEGRINS.
FURIOUS BATTLES WITH AUSTRIANS.
January 8,500 p.m. Renter's correspondant at Cetinje states that a furious battle has been raging night and day on the Montenegrin northern front
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At The Austrians at one point hurled twenty battalione, supported by numerous guns and machine guns, upon the Montenegrina, who retained the majority of their positions. The losses on both sides were heavy.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
GERMAN FORTIFIED POSITION DESTROYED.
January 8, 5.00 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Paris, a communique reports a comparatively quiet night. Our artillery destroyed a German fortified position at Fontenoy, north of the Ajene.
OUR EVER-READY NAVY.
WAITING FOR THE GERMANS.
January 8, 6.35 pm.
GREECE AND THE BALKANS.
SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERY OF ARMS AT SALONICA.
January 8, 1.45 pm.
A Salonica telegram says that a search at the Austrian Consulate
THE “FORDITES.”
GOING THROUGH GERMANY.
January 8, 1.450.0
Beater's correspondent at Copenhagen says that the "Fordites" have started their journey across Germany.
SERBIAN REFUGEES.
ENLISTING WITH THE ALMES
January 8, 145 po
Beater's correspondent at Rome says that thousands of Serbian refugees are applying to enlist, in order to fight on the side of the Allies for the reconquest of their country.
FRANCE AND THE WAR.
· OVER SEVEN MILLION MEN.
January 8, 145 μm.
The Times correspondent at Paris says that France altogether led to the discovery of 180 rifles, 150 revolvers, with cartridger, has mobilised over seven million men. explosives, Tarkish uniforms, fiage, and armlets bearing the Cres cent, which were evidently intended to equip the Turkish rabble
| who would have been incited to murder and pillage in the event of the success of an Austro-German and Turco-Balgarian” strack on Salonica.
THE RUSSIANS.
AN IMPORTANT ADVANCE.
January 8, 3.30 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Paris, & telegram from Petrograd states that the most important news of the day is the Russian advance on the town of Kakhotzkavola, ter miles west of the River Styr, and situated at the issue of the Piask marshes, constituting a strong strategical point, enabling the Bassian right wing to develop an offensive on this sector.
SERIOUS RIOTS IN U.S.A.
TROOPS CALLED OUT.
THE PERSIA.
PROOF OF NO WARNING.
January 8, 1.45 plan.
The American Consul at Alexandria han cabled to his Govezz- ment to the effect that Mr. Grant and twenty other passengers have made a sworn affidavit that no warning was given to the Persia be- fore she was torpedoed.
SUBMARINE WARFARE.
GERMANY'S ASSURANCES.
Reater's Account.
(Reuter's Service To The “Telegrapās
· London. Received, January 9.
Router's correspondent boat. Hongkang states that a hundred srmed riders, styling themselves revolutionaries, attacked and looted Tintin Customs. Station, near Shatsakok, in the New Territories, where they wounded a Chinese and ortiated the Euro- peans to proceed to Hongkong. where they arrived uninjured Forty European and Indian policemen proceeded to safeguard Shataukot Police Station...
A BIG BURGLARY,
Landan. Received Jamsey S.-
Burglars have made a hig haul of valuable cuzine and silverware at Curzon Hall, Derby- shire, the residence of Baron Scarsdale, Earl Carson'a father, who is ill at the Hall.
MR. GIBSON-BOWLES WITHDRAWS.
London. Beceived, Janımang 2. Mr. T Gibson Bowles bas withdrawn his candidature in the St. Georges, Hanover Square, bye-election, in view of the Con- servative somination of so dia- tinguished a candidate as Sir George Baid..
THE MOTOR CYCLE CASE
Further Evidence.
The case was resumed yesterday. before Me Hazeland. in which Harry S. Komor, of 41, Bobinson Road, is summoned for that bé, on Sunday, December 19, having charge of a motor bicycle, unlaw
January 8, 1.45 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Washington says that Germany's January 8, 2.00 pm. sssurances regarding the Mediterranean affect liners, freighters and Beuter's correspondent at Youngstown, Ohio, reports a serious trampe. Previous assurances in the North Ses only spplied to pae strike and rioting, in which, up to the present, there have been senger liners, Germany assuming that there are no Americans aboard fully and by wanten or furious three killed and nineteen injared.
other vessels there.
The strikers, who are employees of a steel works in East Youngstown, began by setting fire to six blocks of buildings. Whole- sale looting followed.
The situation is so serions that the authorities have decided to
AUSTRIA'S PROMISE.
It is stated that the Austrian last Note on the Ancons contro blow up East Youngstown bridge in order to prevent the rioters versy gave identical aesurances to those of Germany, and also agreed
from crossing the river.
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with the United States that small beats shall under all circumstances A number of the strikers, who became drank on stolen whisky, be taken to places of safety for the sake of passengers of a ship seized 500 lbs. of dynamite and blew up several buildings. They about to be torpedoed. are now threstening to destroy the residential section of the town Troops have been summoned to the scene and numerous Kitests ma de
GERMAN EXCHANGE.
CAUSES OF THE DECLINE.
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January 8, 2.15 pm
The Times is of opinion that the approximate cause of the recent heavy fall in the value of the German mark in neutral countries is probably the falling due of coupons on German Exam, of which there are foreign holdings. These have been increased by amounts in German War Loans taken up in the United States and Switzerland. The periodical dividends on payments will swell Germany's unfavourable trade balance, despite the fset that the cutting off of German trade would ordinarily tend to relieve Ger many of the dimealty of providing against increased imports.
The Times adds that it should be noted that American sterling exchange has now passed the point at which the exportation of guld from London to New York would be profita ble. *
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
GENERAL ELECTION DOUBTFUL
2. January 9,8.30-8.m. representative of Renter's Agency visited station on the
The political situation is calmer. Talk of a General Election which is utilised as a base by a Cat Squadron one of the
hich our fleetest warahine are ready to set out at a persists in some quarters, but it is generally believed that this cotice on receipt of news of German movements.
last exremity is not needed and would only be adopted in the event hole place presented a most busy spectacle. Submarines, of serious threats of labour troubles, and anti-Conscriptionists.admit
at returned from a successful.voyage, were lying along that an election would be disastrone u them- pstant ships embarking stores and torpedoes entative also boarded, a flotilla of
from cruises in the North declared that despite the German bos
Mr. Roberta points out that the vote at the Labour Congress ost modern was inflated because some delegates represented about fifty people, The who, on a card vote, counted as a thousand, as this is the lowest sign figure for
He nevertheless considers the mejority against having insufficiently
ded the
directed the
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
SUVLA BAY OPERATIONS.
SIR IAN HAMILTON'S REPORT.
driving, did causs bodily harm to Mrs. Isazes Tarner, at Wong- nei-cheong
Mr. W. E. L. Shenton again ap- peared to prosecute, and Mr. B.E. Belilios (instructed, by Mr. J. E Gardiner) defended.
Mr. Archibald L. Struthers, second engineer of the sa. Est- shan, said that he had been to the European cametary at HappY. Valley and was coming sway st the time of the accident. : He was with the previous witness Mr. Tarby. When he gut abreast ofthe grandstand of the Jockey Club, a motor cycle with a side car passed him, travelling, on the right hand side of the road. It was: going in the direction of Hongkong About thirty yards behind, another bicycle passed them, this being on the left-hand. side of the road. The second cycle was travelling at about 25 per hour. He heard no males per January 7, 400 p.m. warning sound of its approach at General Sir Ian Hamilton, in his despatch concerning the all. The next thing be sEW WIN the situation at Suvla Bay on the morning of August 5, the landing some soldiers running, and an having having taken place on August 6, says that Liess-General Sir object lying in the road. The F. Stopford, recollecting the vast testes which hang upon his success motor cycle went straight. in forestalling the enemy, urged his Divisional Commanders to push When he got to the scene of on, otherwise all the advantages of sorprise on the landing, must accident is saw come soldi be nullified. The Divisional Commandera, however, believed them-lifting a lady up. She selves unable to move owing to the exhaustion of the men and the into a house next by, want of water. These cbjections were overborne by Last General at the house for shou Stopford's resolution, but it was lack of artillery support which hour, but during that finally decided him to acquiesce in the policy of going slow not see the defends Here Sir Ian Hamilton observes that when landing hostile In the course of shores the infantry must advance and seize suitable positions totion. cover the landing and provide szállery positions for the main thenstif with the aid of fosting batteries alone. Then follows the passage that " during power” was requited.
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